Coal Mines

Mining in Wayne County, Ohio

Coal mining is only one type of mining industry found in Wayne County, Ohio. Other mining industries include:

• Oil and Gas Extraction
• Salt Mines
• Stone Quarries

Coal Mines

Baughman Township

• Burton bank, located on the land of J.P. Burton and operated by Jerome B. Zerby
• Shaft of Jacob E. Wenger, SE 1/4 of Section 28
• John Spindler mine, located on the south part of the NW 1/4 of Section 27 and operated by John Spindler and C. Keffer
• Todd mine (aka Becker coal mine)
• Neiswanger coal mine
• Carroll mine
• McElhenie & Stuck

Chippewa Township, Wayne County, Ohio

• John Adams' farm - one mile southeast from Doylestown
• Baysinger Coal Bank
• Black Diamond Mine
• Boak Mine
• California Coal Mine - operated by Cline, Siberling & Co
• Chippewa Mine shaft
• Collier Mine
• Franks Coal Mine - operated by Mr. Galehouse
• Peter Frase mine - operated by the Crawfords
• Galehouse Mine
• High Heat Mine
• Holm Mine
• Drill hole on Hurtz's farm
• Landis Mine
• Louis Stoolminer Mine
• Muter's bank - operated by Silver Creek Mine
• Peacock Mine
• Pinch Gut Mine
• Porter Coal Mine
• Ruth Mine
• Silver Creek Mine - Silver Creek Mining and Railroad Company
• Stewart Mine
• Volcano Mine
• Wygandt Mine - Jacob Weygandt
• Woods Mine - operated by Silver Creek Mine

East Union Township

• all sections but section 6, section 7, NW section 5, section 18, SW section 17, N 2/3 section 19, W 1/2 of section 20

Franklin Township

• William Harrison
• Stephen Harrison coal mine
• James Finley coal mine
• Charles Story coal mine

Milton Township

• Sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12

Paint Township

• Charles Brown mine
• Hunsinger coal bank
• George Mathiot's mine
• Dr. Roth coal bank
• Peter Graber mine
• Flory coal mine
• Mt. Eaton coal mine

Salt Creek Township

• Finley mine, located on Mrs. Delano Jeffries farm
• Daniel Ream mine
• E. Stutz coal mine
• Adam Henning mine

Sugar Creek Township

• Gochenour farm
• Peter Buchanan farm
• R. C. Bashford farm
• David Rudy farm
• Horst farm
• John Heigerly farm

Township unknown

• John Wagner Coal Company
• Jones Coal Company
• Loomis Coal Company
• Silver Creek Mining Company

References

• Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio, from the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time. Indianapolis, IN: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878.

• Frey, Russell W. The History and Legends of Rogues' Hollow. Boonville, NY: Boonville Herald-Press, 1958.